73 sheep, goats die of suspected hypothermia in Udhampur

Udhampur/Jammu: Over 70 sheep and goats, belonging to two nomadic families, died due to a suspected case of hypothermia in a high-altitude village in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. The 73 animals along with two horses were found dead in Meer village of Panchari during the intervening night of Friday […]

Leopard caught near Mata Vaishno Devi shrine

Jammu: A female leopard was captured alive by the wildlife department near Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The movement of the leopard along with two cubs was reported in Katra town, the base camp for the pilgrims visiting the famous shrine, and nearby Tarakote track […]

Works under MGNREGA to commence soon: Govt

PMAY funds will be released shortly

JAMMU: Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday held a meeting with Advisor to Lt Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan through video conferencing where various issues were discussed. The Union Minister appreciated the efforts of Rural Development Department (RDD) for making around 7 lakh face-masks for prevention of COVID -19 in J&K. During the […]

DMRRR dept releases 19.19 Cr for universal mask coverage

JAMMU: Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation & Reconstruction (DMRRR) have released Rs.19.19 crore under SDRF to the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj for its further distribution to all the Deputy Commissioners for “Universal Reusable Mask” coverage of the entire population of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the guidelines issued by the Rural […]

11 family members, 2 drivers and hotelier home quarantined

Srinagar: 11 family members and two drivers of reputed hotelier who was booked yesterday after violating lockdown orders and deliberately leaving for Srinagar from a Jammu red zone have been home quarantined at Zakoora area of Srinagar city. Sources said that medical team was dispatched to the home of businessman Mushtaq Ahmed Chaya and after […]

JKSLSA facilitates labourers, students during lockdown

JAMMU: The J&K State Legal Service Authority(SLSA) under the guidance of Justice Gita Mittal, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Patron-in-Chief J&K SLSA and Justice Rajesh Bindal, Executive Chairman, J&K SLSA has drawn up a comprehensive plan to reach out to people in distress and help them fight their fears and anxiety in lockdown. […]

Admin should bring back stranded JK residents, demands Tarigami

Srinagar: CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Saturday said the decision of the Uttar Pradesh government to send 250 buses to pick up about 9,000 stranded students and drop them to their native districts from Kota in Rajasthan must be replicated by Jammu and Kashmir administration to bring back the stranded people across the country, […]

Ensure proper analysis of Covid-19 patients: Div Com to CMOs

Asks officials to maintain close coordination

SRINAGAR: While contact tracing, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, directed Chief Medical Officers to ensure proper analysis of every positive Covid-19 patient and trace everything about such patient. He added that analysis should include details about patients family, neighbors, relatives, daily routine, if having co-morbidity like diabetes, cardiac condition or is on dialysis […]

9 Covid-19 patients recovered, discharged from hospitals

Srinagar: Nine persons, who were hospitalized, after testing positive for Coronavirus last month, were discharged from the two Srinagar hospitals Saturday, after repeatedly testing negative for the infection, they had contracted. Nodal Officer for Coronavirus at SKIMS Soura, Dr Ghulam Hasan Itoo said that 4 patients were discharged from the hospital after their recovery from […]